COLUMBIA, Mo. For the first tune, a serious disease-causing tungus has been found in gram sorghum. And the University of Missouri scientists who made the finding say they have strong cir cumstantial evidence that the tungus causes infertility problems m hogs. As a result, the scientists are STAUFFER DIESEL INVITES YOU TO THEIR i DEUTZ >* SPECIAL PRICES 10% CASH DISCOUNT ON oil parts purchased OVER-THE-COUNTER (Open House Days Only) ► PLUS ◄ TRACTORS - Lowest Prices Of The Year On All New Tractors Buy your fuel saver tractor now. Remember OEUTZ is famous for it's durability, reliability and economy. Free Customer Service Schools "STOP IN AND VISIT WITH THE DEUTZ PEOPLE" If ftaiiflfer Diesel Inc. Fungus in sorghum gets hog warning farmers to be on the lookout tor a "white, dense velvety mat ot tungal growth” on the surface of grain sorghum (nuloj. The fungus, Scbizophyllum commune, was identified by Ar nold Foudm, survey and detection plant pathologist for the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health in spection Service, and Oscar Calvert, UMC plant pathologist. Here’s the story: Give Eggs o ©PEft HOUSE WED. MARCH 3 & THURS. MARCH 4,1982 Hours: March 3 - 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. March 4 - 9:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. For Deutz Engines: Wed. 3(3/82, 1-4 P.M. For Deutz Tractors: Thurs. 3/4/82,7-9 P.M. All Deutz engine & tractor owners welcome 312 W. MAIN ST.. NEW HOLLAND. PA PHONE 717-354-4181 Call for details. A livestock producer in Silex, Mo., ran short of 1980 high moisture sorghum gram he was feeding to brood sows from a gram silo. So he bought additional sorghum grain from a local elevator. “It wasn't long after he started feeding the gram that his sows showed a drastic decrease in conceptions. For those that were bred, there was a notable increase m abortions,” Foudm reported. After consulting with a local veterinarian, the producer stopped feeding the gram sorghum to his DOOR PRIZES (2) $50.00 Merchandise Credit. Good For Parts, Toois, etc. [2) Children’s Prizes - for Children Age 14 and Under. 43 Thru 145 H.P. Tractors infertility blame sows, and they recovered their fertility. The sorghum’s sample was sent to the University of Missouri’s vet clinic toxicology laboratory. They screened the sample for toxins, but couldn’t find any. So they sent it to the plant pathologists who incubated the tungus in t|ie laboratory. “As soon as 1 saw the fungus, I knew what.il was,” Foudm said. "It’s common in plants like the oaks causing wood rot. “But until our findings, there had been no previous report of this i r WHITE WASHING*! | WITH | I DAIRY WHITE f 5 -DRIES WHITE X I - DOES NOT RUB OFF EASILY I i -NO WET FLOORS f X IS COMPATIBLE WITH DISINFECTANT AND FLY X I SPRAYS I 1 - WASHES OFF WINDOWS & PIPELINES EASILY. I S ALSO BARN CLEANING SERVICE i ! AVAILABLE WITH COMPRESSES AIR \ I To have your barn cleaned with air it I * will clean off dust, cob webs & lots of the * I old lime. This will keep your barn looking i f cleaner & whiter longer. I I MAYNARD L. BEITZEL j | Witmer, PA 17585 717-392-7227 j | Barn spraying our business, not a f side-line. Spraying Since 1961 j| j mo/ DISCOUNT ON TOTAL I j IU/O Bill With This Coupon j j Good Through The Month of March I TERMS: Cash with Coupon i Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27,1982—839 fungus disease m gram sorghum or that it affected animal fertility. That’s probably because the fungus needs just the right con ditions to grow—especially tem perature and light at the right tune.” Foudm said it’s not unusual tor fungi-to produce toxins that affect animal reproduction, but this particular one had never been so implicated. Emar Palm, UMC Extension plant pathologist, said farmers should be especially careful to store gram sorghum properly.
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